From Thomas Ritchie's
Memoirs TwoMy Aunt, their sister married James Roney (Rooney) of Ballycruttle. Roney
owned not only his own farm but many others around. The Roney family, one son
John (called after my Father) and two daughters, one died after she was grown
up, and the daughter died later, John the only son and his Mother lived during
my time at Home. James Roney and my Father lived and loved each other as long as
he lived and his sister until my Grandmother's death.

James Roney was a churchman, he and my Father equally together built a
large underground Tomb for burial in Ballycruttle Churchyard, above ground an
Ornamental square Pyramid of Granet stone with marble slabs.

John Roney went to Oxford served and passed to be a Barrister but never
practised, he did not want too as he died worth many thousands of Pounds,
leaving it all to Benevolent Purposes